Cryospheric studies and observations · Model or simulation

What will the world's glaciers leave behind?

Paper: Global glacier-free topography reveals a large potential for future lakes in presently ice-covered terrain
Frank et al. · Nature Communications 2026 · doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-72548-9

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What will the world's glaciers leave behind? An estimated 56,659 possible new lakes, enough to hold 3,138 km³ of water.

AI-assisted summary with an AI voice, not reviewed by the authors. Made from the paper under its CC BY licence. Read the paper before relying on a finding. Keywords: glacier retreat, subglacial topography, glacier volume, sea level equivalent, glacial lake outburst floods, Instructed Glacier Model.